Subject: OSHA Rules Challenged by American Dental Association
Date: Published: 4/28/92 (34 lines)
Source: Wall Street Journal. Copyright Dow Jones & Co. Inc.

    OSHA Rules Challenged by American Dental Association
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    By Albert R. Karr

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    OSHA'S BLOOD RULES, designed to protect health workers and
 patients from the AIDS virus and other pathogens, are upheld
 by a federal appeals court.  The American Dental Association
 challenged the new standards, contending that dental
 employers shouldn't be held responsible for ensuring that
 employees meet requirements such as wearing protective
 clothing.
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    Corrections & Amplifications
    A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT denied an American Dental
 Association request for a stay of Occupational Safety and
 Health Administration regulations designed to protect health
 care workers against the AIDS virus and other bloodborne
 pathogens.  That means the rules go into effect while the
 court considers an ADA challenge of them.  Tuesday's Labor
 Letter column mischaracterized the court decision.
    (WSJ -- April 30, 1992)

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